Potensi Penggunaan Bahan Tanam Bawang Merah (Allium ascalonicum L.) Melalui Teknik Penanaman TSS (True Shallot Seed)

Abstract

Allium ascalonicum L. or generally known as shallot, is one of the commodities belonging to the important vegetables in Indonesia. In Indonesia, shallots are cultivated vegetatively with seed tubers which are also used as consumption tubers. because it is more practical and easy, and has a high success rate. Needs in large quantities will next planting material, forcing farmers to expend considerable cost to meet the needs of planting material especially made from tubers. One alternative solution the problem of planting material which at the same time increases the production and quality of shallots is the technology of healthy planting material, namely True Shallot Seed (TSS). TSS is the development of shallot planting material through seeds. TSS is considered better because it has the advantages of a lower seed needs, as well as more resistant to pest and diseases. There is no interaction between varieties with population density/planting spacing, however, the use of the Bima variety is considered to have tuber sizes that tend to be larger than the others, this is evidenced by the weight of fresh bulbs and dry bulbs that are heavier than the others. However, it has a growth tendency such as plant height and number of leaves per clump which is smaller than other varieties.